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The nuts of its state tree, the Kukui, are strung together to make leis |
Hawaii
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In 2001 this aerospace giant grew sleepless in Seattle & decided to move its headquarters to Chicago |
Boeing
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In 1846 he was elected to Congress as an Illinois Whig; in 1856 he joined the antislavery Republican Party |
Abraham Lincoln
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There are about 50 species of these pollinators in North America |
bumblebees
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Ovid wrote on the "Art of" this: in the 12th century, Andreas Capellanus laid out the rules for the "courtly" type |
love
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Woof, woof! It's Virginia's state tree |
(Alex: Woof, woof!)
dogwood
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It's the auto parts chain whose logo is seen here |
(Alex: Manny, Moe & Jack.)
Pep Boys
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In 2000 the Apollo welcomed Al Gore & this former New Jersey senator for a political debate |
Bill Bradley
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In 1948 this SAG president campaigned for fellow Democrat Harry Truman; in 1962, he turned Republican |
Ronald Reagan
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Ubiquitous expressive medium seen here (example being Honk if You Love Jeopardy!) |
(Alex: That's a nice one, isn't it!)
bumper sticker
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Bach did most of his composing for this Protestant denomination |
Lutheran
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This state tree of Mississppi is famed for its fragrant flowers |
magnolia
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He's CEO of both Apple Computer & Pixar Animation Studios |
Steve Jobs
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In 2001 this Vermont senator made headlines when he left the Republican Party to become an independent |
Jim Jeffords
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Bad cattle or bad advice |
bum steer
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His "Book of Marvels" was about his 13th C. trip to the East with his father & uncle (who'd been there before) |
Marco Polo
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Georgia's state tree is the "live" type of this, not the dead one |
oak
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This company has cleaned up with such products as its Dustbuster & yes, its Scumbuster |
Black & Decker
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A-maize-ing but in 1999 they became the first hard rockers to play the Apollo |
(Alex: And you noticed the spelling of "a-maize-ing"!)
Korn
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The oldest person to serve in Congress, he's been a Democrat, a Republican & a States' Rights Democrat |
Strom Thurmond
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From the Middle Dutch for "little barrel", it's another way of saying yokel or hayseed |
bumpkin
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One of the contributors to Diderot's encyclopedia was this "Candide" man |
Voltaire
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Its state tree is the Sitka spruce |
Alaska
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As America's top supplier of ATMs, the company known by these 3 initials has really cashed in |
(Kathy: What is IBM?) ... (Alex: Minute to go, Jaclyn.)
NCR (formerly known as National Cash Register)
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Once a Democrat, this Colorado senator became a Republican in 1995 |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
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Slang for an umbrella |
bumbershoot
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Considered the first Italian humanist, this 14th century author had his own sonnet form |
Petrarch
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